A new test has been developed that could help doctors identify ovarian cancer more accurately and cut down on instances of unnecessary surgery.

The UK has the highest rate in the world of one of the two main types of gullet cancer, according to the World Health Organization.

Basic mistakes in hospitals in England cost the NHS up to £2.5bn a year, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to say.

The World Health Organization says a major outbreak of Ebola in the West is unlikely, as US President Obama orders a "more aggressive" response.

The UK's leading eating disorder charity has called for the sale of laxatives to children to be more strictly regulated.

Improvements are needed to make sure medicines are safely administered on wards caring for elderly patients, says a report after spot checks at 20 hospitals.

A health trust apologises to cancer patients treated by a consultant who was later sacked, saying his treatment "resulted in your harm".

Patients who had eye operations at a Somerset hospital suffered pain and said they felt rushed, a report claims.